Trailing 37-24 at halftime, Utah Valley got within four points in the second half, 50-46, on Jason Johnson's layup with 6:37 remaining.

NJIT then went on a 13-6 run to put the game away, capped by back-to-back 3-pointers from Flores and Woods to push the Highlanders' lead to 63-52 with 2:08 left to play. The Wolverines did not score another field goal the rest of the way.

NJIT went 7 of 20 from behind the arc while Utah Valley missed all nine of its attempts.